Narrative:
Flew into a 1716 feet high hill. The airplane operated on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Memphis, TN, USA with an en route stop at Paramaribo, Suriname.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» Times Daily - May 6, 1972
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 3 May 1972 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Operator: | Air National Guard |
| Registration: | 52-1055 |
| MSN: | 43964 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 68 km (42.5 mls) SE of Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) ( Suriname)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil |
| Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP), Suriname |
Flew into a 1716 feet high hill. The airplane operated on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Memphis, TN, USA with an en route stop at Paramaribo, Suriname.
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» Times Daily - May 6, 1972
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